Verse
[G]Why should I feel [G]discouraged,
[C]Why should the shadows [Cm]come, [D/F#]
[Bm]Why should my heart be [Bm7]lonely, [C]
And long [Am]for heav'n [D]and [G]home,
When [G]Jesus is my [Bm]
portion, [C]A constant [G/B]Friend is [Bm]He; [C]
His [D]eye is on [Bm]the [C]sparrow, [Cm]
And I [G]know He watches [D]me. [G]
Chorus:
I [G]sing [D]because I'm [G]happy, [Em]
I [G]sing [D]because I'm [G]free; [F/G]
For His eye [Em]is on [D]the sparrow, [C]
And I [G]know He watches [D]me. [G]
